After years of research and public comments from the agriculture community, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler declared triazines safe for continued use in controlling resilient weeds, according to the Corn Growers Association.
Water quality regulations in the 1990s led to a surprise increase of herbicides in waterways, despite decreased use of the target chemical. Turns out drainage tile β so useful in no-till fields β is speeding the compounds from field to stream.
Researchers have identified a waterhemp population in Missouri that is resistant to a record-breaking six herbicide mechanisms of action, says the Weed Science Society of America.
Kansas State University Extension shares important tips for putting together an effective pre-plant herbicide program to get on top of kochia in corn, sorghum, wheat, soybeans and sunflowers.
ImpactZ herbicide is registered for use in field corn, seed corn, popcorn and sweetcorn, with no restrictions on soil type, tank mix partners or insecticides. ImpactZ herbicide contains both Impact and Atrazine for control of grass and broadleaf weeds in corn.
If the recommendations included in the EPA's assessment of ecological risk for atrazine are kept, the herbicide would be effectively banned, says the NCGA.
Dicamba, Liberty and atrazine are the most effective options for controlling marestail post-emergence in corn, and atrazine alone may not kill larger plants.
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Capturing sunlight and keeping living roots in the ground as long as possible is the goal of Beaver Dam, Ws., no-tiller Marty Weiss. The co-chair of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water talks about strip-cropping and interseeding cover crops at a field day in the summer of 2020.
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